grand
Large, senior (high-ranking), intense, extreme, or exceptional
Adjective 4 meanings
Large, senior (high-ranking), intense, extreme, or exceptional
“among the grandest orchestras of our time”
Standing in the second or some more remote degree of parentage or descent (see grand-).
“grandfather, grandson, grand-child”
Fine; lovely.
“A cup of tea? That'd be grand.”
Containing all the parts proper to a given form of composition.
Noun 4 meanings
A thousand of some unit of currency, such as dollars or pounds. (Compare G.)
“For quotations using this term, see Citations:grand.”
A thousand RPM.
A grand piano
A grandparent or grandchild.
Etymology
From Middle English grand, grond, graund, graunt, from Anglo-Norman graunt, from Old French grant, from Latin grandis. Doublet of grande and grandee.
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GRAND at a glance
GRAND has 5 letters and scores 7 points in Scrabble (G 2 + R 1 + A 1 + N 1 + D 2) and 9 in Words With Friends, before board bonuses. It ranks #1,267 by how often it appears in everyday English. It is valid in ENABLE, NWL2023, Collins/SOWPODS.
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